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52.05 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT FOR SURFACE OR UNDERGROUND MINING ACTIVITIES -- <br />MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATION AND RECLAMATION PLANS, <br />2.05.4 Reclamation Plan. <br />(2) (a) (Cont'd.) <br />Reclamation of the Orchard Valley West water pipeli~ie <br />would be completed following construction during the <br />Fall, 1986, or Spring, 1987. wfiere the pipeline trench <br />was located along a gravelled portion of Clie jeep <br />trail, gravel would be replaced over the area. Iingrav- <br />elled areas would be revege[ated. <br /> II. Final Reclamation <br />and Abandonment Program <br /> _ <br />Interim reclamation will be ongoing throughout the life <br /> of the Orchard Valley West Mine project, as discussed <br /> above, Upon completion of mining activities, all <br /> equipment, buildings, conveyors, etc. will be removed <br /> from th? landscape: All areas of disturbance will Se <br /> cleaned of debris, graded, and revege[ated, Reclama- <br /> tion will be conducted in accordance with lease s[~pu- <br /> Lations of the Bureau of Land Management and in compli- <br /> ance with all applicable state and federal laws and <br /> regulations, <br />_ <br />~~ <br />The anticipated schedule for final abandonment upon <br /> completion of all mining activities will be: <br />1. Complete demolition and disposal of buildings with- <br />in approximately one month; <br />2. Somewhat overlapping building removal, excavation, <br />backfilling, and compaction within approximat?ly two <br />months; and, <br />3, Approximately two months of final grading, drainage <br />control, and revegetation during the fall and spring of <br />the year to maximize plant growth. A schedule for fi- <br />nal abandonment is contained on figure 2.05-5 in the <br />Final Abandonment Appendix, Volune 6A. <br />The existing timetable for final abandonment and recla- <br />mation of the Orchard Valley Mine would no[ be affected <br />by construction of the rock slope portals and entries, <br />though [he existing portal level and parking lot above <br />[he crushing and scre?ni:ig level would be partially <br />backfilled and reclaimed during construction of the <br />rock slope entries. Interim reclamation of the rock <br />slope entries and ruck fills would be completed in the <br />Spring or Fall following construction, wliicli?ver is <br />Added 10/12/86 <br />Revised 07/13/87 <br />59 <br />